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Our Original Ruck

Our original piece of gear, designed and proven by Special Forces soldiers operating in Baghdad and New York City. Each GR1® takes 4 hours to hand build in the USA, and comes with our Scars Lifetime Guarantee. It thrives in cities, airports, warzones, when rucking, and at all GORUCK Challenges. But no matter what, the toughest part about GR1® is the person wearing it.

PRIMARY FEATURES

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Laptop Compartment

Your laptop costs $2,000, that's why we made GR1 the best, and toughest bag ever built. The separate compartment next to your back is extra reinforced to securely take a laptop into combat. And you can get it in and out easily.

Silent Zipper Pulls

YKK zippers with silent, glove friendly zipper pulls constructed from parachute 550 cord. There is no good reason why zippers pulls should make noise when rucking (or assaulting). Ours don't.

Molle Attachments

3 rows of external and internal MOLLE webbing let you customize GR1 how you want. MOLLE is the same system used by our Armed Forces to attach life-saving sensitive equipment.

Rainproof

By military-spec submersion tests, waterproof means you could repeatedly submerge something and its contents would stay entirely dry. Our rucks are highly water resistant aka rainproof.

Multiple Pockets

Three internal pockets: one large elastic pocket, one large mesh zippered pocket and one small go-to zippered pocket. External slant pocket provides quick access to keys, snacks, and other small items.

2" x 3" VELCRO

Allows you to customize your GR1 with the patch of your choice.

Extra Padded Straps and Handle

Shoulder straps and top handle are extra padded to carry heavier loads more comfortably.

Frame Sheet

A removable, hard plastic frame sheet stabilizes the bombproof laptop compartment and allows you to carry more weight comfortably. If there were no frame sheet, the ruck would curl in on itself too much when you cinch it down on your shoulders.

Opens Flat

Easy to pack and organize. Special Forces medical rucks share a similar design.

Ruck Plate Compatible

Ruck Plates (10, 20, 30, or 45 LB) work great in the laptop compartment (recommended). You can also put them in the large internal elastic pocket or cinch them down to the internal MOLLE.

Hydration Port

Exit port for hydration bladder tube is found under the top handle of the ruck.

False Bottom

We built a false bottom in the bombproof laptop compartment so that when you set your ruck down, your laptop won't even notice. This adds labor to the build of the ruck, but it's necessary for max function.

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Bombproof Laptop Compartment

The separate compartment next to your back is extra reinforced to securely take a laptop into combat.

Silent Zipper Pulls

MOLLE Attachments

3 rows of external and internal MOLLE webbing let you customize GR1 how you want.

Rainproof

Our rucks are highly water resistant aka rainproof.

Multiple Pockets

Three internal pockets and one External slant pocket.

Extra Padded Straps and Handle

Shoulder straps and top handle are extra padded to carry heavier loads more comfortably.

Opens Flat

Easy to pack and organize. Special Forces medical rucks share a similar design.

Frame Sheet

A removable, hard plastic frame sheet stabilizes the bombproof laptop compartment and allows you to carry more weight comfortably.

Ruck Plates

Ruck Plates work great in the laptop compartment, in the large internal pocket or cinch them down to the internal MOLLE.

Hydration Port

Exit port for hydration bladder tube found under the top handle of the ruck.

2" x 3" VELCRO

Allows you to customize your GR1 with the patch of your choice.

False Bottom

We built a false bottom in the bombproof laptop compartment so that when you set your ruck down, your laptop won't even notice.

Special Forces Grade Materials

The materials we choose are proven to thrive in war. YKK Zippers perform despite Middle East sandstorms, and 1000 denier CORDURA® is the preferred material for Special Forces rucks due to its strength to weight ratio and durability.

Badass American Construction

High stress points are strength tested at over 400 lbs. GR1® is capable of holding more weight than any human should ruck with.

Special Forces Grade Materials

The materials we choose are proven to thrive in war. YKK Zippers perform despite Middle East sandstorms, and 1000 denier CORDURA® is the preferred material for Special Forces rucks due to its strength to weight ratio and durability.

Badass American Construction

High stress points are strength tested at over 400 lbs. GR1® is capable of holding more weight than any human should ruck with.

GR1® BUZZ

"The GR1 is the best backpack I have ever owned," says Jon Wiley, lead designer for Google Search.

"Made in the USA, bomb proof, with a life time guarantee, they're the kind of company we love to support. Enough said."

"No nonsense tactical looks that fit in just as well in the urban jungle as they do in the real one."

SIZING GUIDE

The Special Forces curse clearly states, the more space you have, the more stuff you’ll pack. But, sometimes you need more stuff, and fit matters. The 21L GR1® is 18" tall and the 26L GR1® is 20" tall. The Classic 21L GR1® fits all shapes and sizes. If you’re ~6’+ and/or want 5 additional liters and 2” of additional height, go with the Larger 26L. When moving through airports, commuting, or rucking, the goal is for your ruck to be high on your back. No matter how tall you are, the 21L will rest 2” higher than the 26L.

When in doubt, go with the 21L.

GORUCK’s original and most versatile rucksack. Comfortable in cities, war zones, and at our events, GR1® is our most popular piece of gear.

GR1 is compatible with the following Ruck Plates via its bombproof laptop compartment:

Free Shipping& Free Returns

All USA orders to the lower 48 qualify for FREE No-Rush Shipping. No promo code needed.

Don't like it? Send it back for free. Every order comes with a FREE return shipping label. Too easy.

Challenge Excellence

We have two grades, A and F and A- rounds down. Excellence is the standard and please hold us to it, we want you to love your gear as much as we do.

Do Right By People

Our goal is to run a company our grandfathers would be proud of. And the central tenet — an oldie but a goodie — is that we do whatever it takes to do right by people.
Contact us at team@goruck.com with any questions and we'll get back to you ASAP.